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We are an independent digital media publication focused on the expansion of human creative consciousness by merging the mainstream + underground (★ + ✰). Much of the foundation for Ethereal has been in Jung's philosophy of the Red Book - in which he accounts connecting intimately with his higher self or soul.

INTERVIEWS

El Perro Del Mar - Interview

El Perro del Mar is merely an extension of me that enables me to do and say the things which I find hard to express in daily life. I’ve been using the name since 2004 when I came across a stray dog on a Spanish beach...

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acloudyskye - Interview

It's three of my characters, Enth, Ila, and Izi, trying to figure out where they are through a fog in the middle of nowhere...

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FRIKO - Interview

It’s a lot to ask nowadays, but we’d love for people to listen to the record as a whole since we made it with the intention of flowing like in full from start to finish.

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KEVIN HOLLIDAY - Interview

I think more than anything, me making music came purely from expression. All growing up I was definitely not an artist or anything like that. It was more of a recent thing...

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DENZEL CURRY [V2] - Grey Day

This week I had the privilege this week to share the stage with Denzel Curry, arguably one of the most exciting figures in rap music...

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IDLES - Live

The intro to the set was one of my favorites I've ever seen and it is going to stick with me for months I am sure.

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CANNONS - Red Rocks

Every year without fail there is an opener for a large show that really showcases their talents on stage. Cannons is one of those bands who I instantly became a fan of...

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DOM DOLLA - Red Rocks

A set so good it made me a fan of house music (which I thought was impossible).

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ARTICLES

I CAN'T MEDITATE - Is An Absurd Statement and Here's Why

The most common critique people will say is 'I can't meditate,' even though they are. They are so caught up in their own egoic construct they will refuse to entertain ideas that lay below the surface...

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WELCOME TO THE CHAO GARDEN - Ethereal D&B

No matter what type of art you produce, you can learn from the past, and there may be aesthetics you cannot reproduce on modern digital software...

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SATANISM & MORAL PANIC - In The Music Industry

If you have had the displeasure of reading through Doja Cat's Instagram comments in the last couple of months, you can see thousands of individuals criticizing Doja Cat for her apparent demonic possession or ties to Satan...

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EXPLORING MUSIC FROM SAHARAN CELLPHONES

Music From Saharan Cellphones features various tracks recorded on Saharan Africa collected on cell phone sim cards...

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THE BOBFATHER - Interview

LMAO hell yea I got some crazy song titles I can go off on which ones are some of my favorite. It's gotta be Gentrify Water, J Train Cyberpolice, Kingdom Hearts In Bisexual Atlanta...

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LIL UGLY MANE - Interview

Ugly Mane is a catch-all for whatever creative drainage leaks out of me. I think it's a dumb name that makes most people immediately write me off and not investigate what I do purely based on the preconception of how dumb the name is. I like that...

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REDVEIL - Camp Flog Gnaw (2023)

Tracking so many artists in the mainstream + underground it’s blatantly obvious who is going to blow up in the mainstream...

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MJ NEBREDA - Interview

It's almost like a radio you turn on. Maybe in 2015, it sounded very different, and I'm sure in 2025, it will sound very different as well...

CHRIS††† & 아버지 [FATHER] - Interview

Being a Tumblr scroller back when it was cool, I came across an archive of fm towns marty (a Japanese video game console)...

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SMALL CRUSH - Hellmode Tour

I knew that Jeff Rosenstock was going to have a good opener for his tour, so I decided to show up right as the doors opened. Small Crush was first to take stage...

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BRUNO PERNADAS - Interview

I think of this song as a journey that started with a love folk song that somehow turned a different direction into something more mysterious and beautiful that even I can't explain very well...

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BYE2 - Interview

The concept for reverse nightmare tower was actually inspired by my friend who sent me an unpublished script/rough draft idea for a game/visual novel style thingy he was making...

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JUICY J - College Park Tour

Juicy J is one of the founding members of the legendary 'Memphis Rap' group Three 6 Mafia (Triple Six Mafia). Memphis Rap is known for its dark messaging, often showcasing themes of nihilism, occult, and violence...

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VITESSE X - Interview

I’ve always wanted to make my own music purposeful in luring the listener either further into themselves or conversely, further beyond themselves...

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